2025 Zócalo Book Prize: Can We Reimagine How We Feed Ourselves?

Zócalo Public Square by Zócalo Public Square

May 30, 202501:01:15News & Politics

Jean-Martin Bauer is the author of “The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the Twenty-First Century” and the winner of the 2025 Zócalo Public Square Book Prize. He’ll visit Zócalo to explore the role hunger plays in our w...

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